You might remember William McInnes from Seachange , or Blue Heelers , but what you may not know about him is that he can really tell a story. He’s been doing it for the past 30 years, first as an actor and later as a writer. William has written over 11 books. A lot of them, around the themes of growing up in Australia. And his latest, Fatherhood, is a personal tribute to Aussie dads everywhere. Mia’s conversation with William was a rollercoaster. One minute they were laughing uncontrollably, the...
Feb 03, 2019•51 min
When you meet 98-year-old Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, it’s hard not to be happy. He’s full of life, advice and stories about a world few people remember. A world few people can imagine. A world many people want to forget about. But not Eddie. Because that dark world ended up giving him the biggest gift he could have asked for; the gift of life. On the 10th of November 1938, Eddie Jaku’s world changed forever when a group of Nazi’s knocked on his front door. Eddie was a Jew living in Germany, ...
Jan 26, 2019•54 min
Mia’s back with more candid conversations that count in 2019, and she’s kicking it off with a woman who couldn’t be more opposite to her. For the past eight years, Miriam Lancewood and her husband Peter have lived in the wilderness of New Zealand. No phones. No internet. No bed. No refrigerator. No electricity. No concept of time. They’re completely off the grid. And while that sounds terrifying to some, they wouldn’t have it any other way. So what happens when you’re thousands of kilometres awa...
Jan 20, 2019•50 min
Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the past 3 years. Today, it's Mia and Liane Moriarty talking about her life since the release of Big Little Lies, we hope you enjoy it... She’s been called the 'Obama of popular fiction'. An author whose books all turn to gold. But at home, Liane Moriarty is considered to be a suburban housewife who writes for a hobby. Australia’s most successful author, this mother-of-two from Sydney has sold ...
Jan 13, 2019•39 min
Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the past 3 years. When we asked you guys, our listeners, what some of your favourite No Filters were over the past few years, there were a lot of votes for Hughesy. So here we are.... Dave Hughes has one of the most iconic voices in Australian media. From hosting the Logies to touring internationally, to his radio and television show, Hughesy, as he’s affectionately known may even be the most r...
Jan 10, 2019•30 min
Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the past 3 years. Esther Perel is a relationship expert, and to this date - Mia's interview with her has had over 100,000 downloads. So we thought it would be the perfect time to revisit it... When couples therapist Esther Perel speaks to large groups of people about her area of expertise, sex and relationships - she asks the audience to raise their hands if their lives have ever been affected ...
Jan 06, 2019•47 min
Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the past 3 years. As the Pink Test is about to kick off in Sydney, we thought we'd take a listen to Jane McGrath's best friend Tracy Bevan... As our Australian Cricketers turn the SCG into a blushing meadow for the Pink Test, it's a reminder of Jane McGrath's legacy. The mother of two, and wife to cricket fast bowler Glenn McGrath formed a foundation that has changed lives. But she also forged ...
Jan 03, 2019•41 min
Welcome to the No Filter summer series, where we look back at some of our most popular interviews over the 3 years. First up? The man known for his conversations, Richard Fidler... Richard Fidler doesn’t like to be interviewed. But he does like interviewing other people. He records up to 300 Conversations a year as the host of Conversations on ABC radio. But he very rarely gets interviewed himself. So when Mia asked him onto my podcast a few years ago, he was a little hesitant. But, ever the pro...
Dec 30, 2018•48 min
You’re at work, doing your job and a male coworker tries to slut-shame you in front of the entire office, taunting you about how many men he thinks you’ve slept with. In most workplaces, this would be a sackable offense. But in the Australian Parliament, it’s just another day in the office for Sarah Hanson Young. Or at least it was until one day in mid-2018 when she decided she’d had a gutful of the slimy slurs and back-channel rumors about her sex life and her character. So, she spoke up. And e...
Dec 20, 2018•38 min
Christmas is often referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. It’s a day that's meant to be filled with joy and love. But what if you're not feeling joyful because you're missing a loved one or you're dealing with the end of a significant relationship? How do you face the empty chair at the Christmas table? Petrea King is one of the most respected grief counselors in the country. She’s counseled over 120,000 people living with cancer and other life-challenging illnesses as well as peopl...
Dec 16, 2018•51 min
This is the third time Mia has interviewed Gold Logie winner Samuel Johnson for No Filter, but it may be their best conversation yet. A year on from the death of his sister Connie, whom he lost to breast cancer, Samuel gets candid about what life's been like and the unexpected turns of the past year... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Samuel Johnson - find a copy of Dear Santa here. Support Love Your Sister here. Producer: Elissa Ratl...
Dec 09, 2018•48 min
Some women love being pregnant and Western Australian mother, Daniella Rule is one of them. From the age of 17 until she was 35, Daniella was pregnant nine times. Yes, nine. But five weeks after the birth of her last daughter, she received some catastrophic news. Her husband had died. And all of a sudden she was on her own with nine children. So how did she handle such a huge change in her life? Daniella joins Mia to talk about it all... Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia F...
Dec 02, 2018•29 min
Australia has had six Prime Ministers in 11 years and it all started with Kevin Rudd. In 2007 the country voted in the man known as Kevin ‘07. He was young and fresh and not John Howard. But everything changed in 2010, when Kevin was ousted as Prime Minister by Julia Gillard in a very public coup that, he says, changed Australian politics forever. So how did we get here? What does it feel like to lose the Prime Ministership? And can you ever forgive? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS...
Nov 25, 2018•35 min
Each week, at least one woman is killed at the hands of a man who was supposed to love her. Because the thing about domestic violence, is that it doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter what colour your skin is, what you do for a job, or where you live. It’s all around us, and it happens every day. Gold Coast business woman Nicolle Edwards was going about her everyday life when she heard of a woman who had arrived into her community with three little kids and nothing else except the clothes on h...
Nov 23, 2018•25 min
Just a warning, this episode deals with issues surrounding mental health. If you need help, please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 There have been four times in Honor Eastly’s life when she felt completely and utterly hopeless. So hopeless she wasn't sure whether she could keep on living. And those times weren't fleeting. Some have lasted up to six months. Honor has dealt with mental health issues since she was a teenager and at 25 she found herself admitted to a psychiatric hospital. An exper...
Nov 18, 2018•56 min
Scott Pape sold 1.2 million copies of his first book The Barefoot Investor and changed the lives of a million Australians. Even though he said it'd be "the only money guide you'd ever need" he's written a new book. But this one is focused on families. After talking to lots of people about their relationship with money he realised to change people's approach to their finances he'd have to get them young. So how’s he going to do that? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedm...
Nov 11, 2018•42 min
When you think of Victoria’s Secret what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Fake angel wings? Diamond encrusted bras? A whole lot of beautiful people dancing down a runway? For Aussie model Robyn Lawley, the first thing that comes to mind is that there's only one type of woman walking in the show. And she wants to change it. As a size 14-16 Robyn is classified as a plus-sized model. She was the first model over size 10 to be shot for Australian Vogue and US magazine Sports Illustrated. And th...
Nov 04, 2018•36 min
The past three years of James Packer’s life have not been easy. In October 2016, the 51-year-old businessman ended his very public engagement to singer Mariah Carey. He’s also battled with an addiction to alcohol. And In March of this year, he resigned from the board of his company Crown, citing mental health reasons. James has spent his entire life in the spotlight but he’s always remained intensely private. Until now. James has cooperated on a biography of his life with journalist Damon Kitney...
Oct 28, 2018•56 min
By the age of 24, water polo player Keli Lane had accidentally fallen pregnant five times in seven years. The first two times, Keli terminated her pregnancies. The next three times she carried her babies to term without telling a soul. Two of the babies were adopted out but it was the birth and then disappearance of her second daughter Tegan, that would land Keli in jail for 18 years. The court convicted Keli of murdering her baby in 2011 but she has always maintained her innocence. In 2016 she ...
Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Fine food entrepreneur Simmone Logue had relished 17 years of true love and companionship with celebrity agent Harry M. Miller, before he died of a heart attack on July 4, 2018, aged 84. But in a way, Simmone had said goodbye to her beloved Harry long before he died. A few years into their relationship, Harry was diagnosed with dementia and his decline was swift. And for the last seven years of their relationship, she was not just his partner but his carer. So how do you say goodbye to the love ...
Oct 14, 2018•37 min
Click here to donate to Room To Read. John Wood was sitting at his desk in Beijing when he decided to blow up his life. He was 35, in a relationship - and working for Microsoft. It was the 90s. John was earning lots of money and working as an executive. But after returning from a holiday trek in the Himalayas John knew that he couldn’t go on living the life he’d so carefully made for himself. So he quit his job, left his relationship. And started again. He founded Room To Read. A charity educati...
Oct 11, 2018•27 min
When Gabbie Stroud shut the door on her primary school classroom in 2014, she knew that she was leaving teaching forever. Between the growing curriculum, demanding parents and standardised tests like Naplan, Gabbie had begun to see her role not as a teacher, but as a data analyst. Now Gabbie has written a memoir, Teacher , which tells her story: How she came to teaching, what our kids need from their teachers - and what finally broke her. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia ...
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 6 min
The day your life turns upside down usually starts like any other. It’s ordinary, it’s normal. And then, life smacks you in the head and everything changes in an instant. Leigh Sales has spent many years interviewing people whose lives have changed suddenly and tragically and, she's had a few of those days herself. In her new book, An Ordinary Day, she speaks candidly with people who’ve faced the unimaginable. So what happens when everything that could go wrong, does go wrong? And how have these...
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes of all time. But in the 48 hours before Mia was due to sit down with her, the US Open happened, and Serena Williams was all over the news for all the wrong reasons. So we waited for her to cancel. But she didn’t. Instead, Serena Williams did what working women and working mothers do, she got on with it. She sucked up her personal feelings and met her commitments. In this very candid conversation with Mia, Serena talks about the first thing she did ...
Sep 29, 2018•23 min
It’s hard not to fangirl over Olivia Newton-John. She's Sandy from Grease! 69-year-old Olivia has had some incredible highs in her life and some crushing lows. She’s had breast cancer, lost her beloved sister, miscarried, been divorced and her former partner disappeared in mysterious circumstances. But she’s also had an incredible career, a beautiful daughter and a life full of laughter, love and adventure. Olivia has turned 70 and while her cancer has returned for the third time, she’s optimist...
Sep 23, 2018•46 min
After the fall out from the US Open, Mia Freedman sat down with Serena Williams to talk about what it's like when the world's eyes are on you, how her daughter Olympia comforted her when she got off the court and how motherhood has changed her. This is a sneak peek of the interview. Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Serena Williams. Producer: Elissa Ratliff GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Head to https://www.mamamia.co...
Sep 23, 2018•6 min
On the last episode of No Filter, you heard from Mary Pershall whose daughter Anna, murdered the man she was living with during a descent into mental illness and drug addiction. One of the aspects of Anna’s story that gripped the nation was that at the time she committed the crime she was 18 weeks pregnant. So what happened to Anna’s baby? Her sister Katie stepped in and took on the role of parent and this is Katie's story... CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman With thanks to special guest Katie Hornesh...
Sep 16, 2018•25 min
What do you do when you receive a phone call saying that your daughter has murdered someone? Mary Pershall spent 28 years trying to shield her youngest daughter Anna from her demons. First, it was anorexia, then other mental health issues and later drug use including marijuana and ice. But one act of rage in 2015 changed the course of Anna and her mother's life forever. So how do you deal with the fact your daughter is a murderer? Click here to subscribe to No Filter. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman...
Sep 09, 2018•43 min
This podcast will deal extensively with the subject of rape and won't be appropriate for all listeners. If this podcast does bring anything up for you then please call 1800 RESPECT. When people think of feminism, they think of Germaine Greer. Her manifesto The Female Eunuch was released in 1970 and is still shaping conversations 48 years later. But what happens when an icon - whose job it is to be provocative - exists in a culture of outrage? Most recently, the release of her Melbourne Universit...
Sep 06, 2018•31 min
Moana Hope is the breakthrough superstar of the AFL women’s competition, kicking goals first for Collingwood and now North Melbourne. But funnily enough, sport is probably the least interesting about Moana. She’s one of 14 kids and quit school at the age of 10 to take care of her dying father. At 26 she became the sole carer for her disabled sister Lavinia. She also runs her own company and wants to have a big family with her girlfriend Isabella Carlstrom. So how does she manage it all? In this ...
Sep 02, 2018•34 min
